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Châtenay-Malabry (FR - 92290), 14 August 2017


EFITA newsletter / 793 - European Federation for Information Technology in Agriculture, Food and the Environment

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>>> Last weekly EFITA Newsletters in English (created in 1999)
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Séminaires

Modelia / Afia

>>> Journée Internet des Objets (IoT) en agriculture – le 28 avril 2017 à Boigneville
Voir : http://www.numerique.acta.asso.fr/iot_agriculture28avril2017/


>>> Robotisation en agriculture : états des lieux et évolution
(séance publique de l'Académie d'agriculture de France du 25 janvier 2017)
Voir :
http://academie-agriculture.fr/actualites/academie/seance/academie/robotisation-en-agriculture-etats-des-lieux-et-evolution?250117


>>> Réseaux sociaux et Agriculture
(séance publique de l'Académie d'agriculture de France du 23 mars 2016)
Voir : http://www.academie-agriculture.fr/seances/reseaux-sociaux-et-agriculture?230316

>>> Big Data et Agriculture (10 mars 2016)
Voir : http://www.informatique-agricole.org/actes-du-seminaire-big-data-du-10-mars-2016/

>>>
API Agro (10 février 2016)
La conférence "API-AGRO", organisée par l'Acta, a rassemblé plus de 150 personnes autour des API et de l'Agriculture Numérique... Revivez la conférence organisée par les partenaires du projet.
Voir : http://www.api-agro.fr/actes-conference/


>>> Réseaux sociaux et Agriculture (19 juin 2015)
Voir : http://www.informatique-agricole.org/base-documentaire/afia-colloque/2015_-_reseaux-sociaux/#wpfb-cat-87

>>> Open Data en Agriculture - 2ème partie (7 janvier 2015)
Voir : http://www.modelia.org/moodle/course/view.php?id=63


>>> Les nouveaux capteurs en Agriculture (19 avril 2014)
Voir : http://www.informatique-agricole.org/colloques-afia/afia-colloque/2014_-_capteurs/#wpfb-cat-5


>>> Open Data en Agriculture - 1ère partie : état des lieux et perspectives (12 novembre 2013)
Voir : http://www.modelia.org/moodle/course/view.php?id=63

>>> La modélisation entre recherche et développement agricole, allers et retours... Des modèles scientifiques aux outils logiciels : ambitions, expériences, réflexions, propriété intellectuelle (29 mars 2013)

Voir :
http://www.modelia.org/moodle/course/view.php?id=35


Contact : Jean-Pierre CHANET, François BRUN
Mél : jean-pierre.chanet(a)irstea.fr, francois.brun(a)acta.asso.fr


Wanted: a senior lecturer in engineering with focus on sensor and information technology in agriculture

See: http://www.slu.se/en/about-slu/jobs-vacancies/read-more/?eng=1&Pid=5215

Contact: Per-Anders HANSSON, Prof, Head of department, Dept of Energy and Technology, Swedish University of Agricultural sciences, Uppsala, Sweden
E-mail: Per-Anders.Hansson(a)slu.se


2017 Farm Progress Show
Aug. 29-31, DECATUR, Illinois
Nation's largest outdoor farm show! 600+ exhibitors - latest ag technology, products, services, field demonstrations… more!
See: http://farmprogressshow.com

 


British sense of humour is remaining and will remain for ever
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Greek regions aim to boost agri-tourism potential this summer (and there is no agri-tourism without e-agri-tourism and therefore ICT… - GW)
Greece’s regions are exploring ways to link rising tourism to local quality food consumption and get away from the established concept of mass tourism.
See: https://www.euractiv.com/section/agriculture-food/news/greek-regions-aim-to-boost-agri-tourism-potential-this-summer/

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AI, Robotics, And The Future Of Precision Agriculture
From analyzing millions of satellite images to finding healthy strains of plant microbiome, these startups have raised over $500M to bring AI and robotics to agriculture.
See: https://www.cbinsights.com/research/ai-robotics-agriculture-tech-startups-future/


Firms preparing to fully launch self-driving tractors (The Japan News)
Major agricultural machinery makers are preparing to launch full-fledged sales of self-driving tractors, possibly in fiscal 2018, which starts next April.
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As the machines still need to be monitored with the naked eye, Kubota assumes that farmers will operate two tractors at a time, one with a driver and the other unmanned.
.../…
See: http://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0003831533


AIMS Newsletter no.65, August 2017
This issue is pleased to provide you with a quick update on the Access to Scientific Information Resources in Agriculture (ASIRA) online course.
Additionally, AIMS free monthly e-newsletter highlights several mission-related initiatives and events – in Information, Knowledge and (Research) Data Management Sectors (in Agriculture and beyond) – mainstreaming impact through shared knowledge about projects, good practices, services, infrastructures, at a global level.
See: http://aims.fao.org/activity/newsletter/aims-newsletter-no65-august-2017


Precision technology backs common sense conservation
See: http://www.cornandsoybeandigest.com/data/cull-unprofitable-land
See: http://www.cornandsoybeandigest.com/sustainable-agriculture/stop-farming-unprofitable-acres


Advanced crop modelling tool available
The new Field Forecasting Tool from WinField United offers information for in-season decision-making.
See: http://www.farmindustrynews.com/technology/advanced-crop-modeling-tool-available


Local field data plus precision agriculture
This decision ag solution provides unbiased product performance information and critical field data.
See: http://www.winfieldunited.com/Technology/R7-Tool


Using data to predict equipment failure
Software used in the auto industry could someday come to ag for maintenance management.
See: http://www.farmindustrynews.com/technology/using-data-predict-equipment-failure



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Qatar : 14,000 cows and headed towards 25,000. with 7,000 people working 24/7 to construct facilities. The interview on BBC is really interesting
See: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p05b70ch
See: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-06-12/flying-cows-to-qatar-is-one-man-s-way-to-beat-the-saudis


How Capitalism Saved the Bees
A decade after colony collapse disorder began, pollination entrepreneurs have staved off the beepocalypse.
See : http://reason.com/archives/2017/07/19/how-capitalism-saved-the-bees/

Next Efita
Congress
in Greece in 2019!

EFITA President: Michael Clasen
E-mail: michael.clasen(a)hs-hannover.de


Whorehouse sues local church over lightning strike!!!
What an interesting turn of events in Mt. Vernon, Texas… Diamond D’s brothel began construction on an expansion of their building to increase their ever-growing business. In response, the local Baptist Church started a campaign to block the business from expanding — with morning, afternoon, and evening prayer sessions at their church.

Work on Diamond D’s progressed right up until the week before the grand re-opening when lightning struck the whorehouse and burned it to the ground!

After the cat-house was burned to the ground by the lightning strike, the church folks were rather smug in their outlook, bragging about “the power of prayer.” But late last week ‘Big Jugs’ Jill Diamond, the owner/madam, sued the church, the preacher and the entire congregation on the grounds that the church … “was ultimately responsible for the demise of her building and her business — either through direct or indirect divine actions or means.”

In its reply to the court, the church vehemently and voraciously denied any and all responsibility or any connection to the building’s demise.

The crusty old judge read through the plaintiff’s complaint and the defendant’s reply, and at the opening hearing he commented, “I don’t know how the hell I’m going to decide this case, but it appears from the paperwork, that we now have a whorehouse owner who staunchly believes in the power of prayer, and an entire church congregation that thinks it’s all bullshit.”


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Jokes, Quotes and Anecdotes... an Anatomy of Wit
Mick Harkin, ex Secretary of EFITA, who has kept us amused with his Friday Jokes over the years, has published a book on Amazon entitled "Jokes, Quotes and Anecdotes... an Anatomy of Wit".
See: http://www.jokesquotesandanecdotes.com
Contact: Mick HARKIN
E-mail: mickjharkin(a)gmail.com


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